【推荐1】Located on cliffs above a river, Hongyadong is a stilt-house complex (高脚屋建筑群) in traditional style in Chongqing. The past few years have seen an explosive increase in the number of visitors.     1     For a while, it became the biggest attraction in China after only the Forbidden City, according to travel website Mafengwo.

    2     Instead of having fun, some people now went to remote strawberry farms to take photos to impress their friends on Instagram. But unlike Instagram users, Douyin’s fans commonly use the app to watch popular videos posted by strangers.

In China, uploading a picture or video from a beautiful spot to sites such as Douyin is known as daka. The word is also used to refer to the practice of recording your presence at a location that has already become hot, such as Hongyadong. The aim is simply to show that you have also been to the places that are popular.     3    

    4     So-called dakazu—“daka tribes”—can be found in Chongqing and other cities. Visitors try to check in at as many hot locations as possible within a single day.     5     Companies offer “daka tours”. Douyin users can use the app to create “daka videos”: super-speed slideshows of themselves at daka sites.

【推荐2】Can you imagine an ancient and quiet place? Well, this is Vicenza, my hometown. Every time I have the opportunity to speak about Vicenza with foreign people who do some sightseeing in Europe, I realize that it gets less credit than it deserves. Everybody knows Venice, Rome, and Florence very well, but only a few know the attraction of Vicenza.

Vicenza has to be taken into special consideration for the important historical buildings by Andrea Palladio, who was born in Padua (1508-1580), one of the most famous architects in the world. It was during the Renaissance and the next four hundred years in which Vicenza was under the protection of the Republic of Venice that the great structures were constructed, making Vicenza well-known throughout Europe and giving it the remarkable and distinctive appearance which it keeps today.

Apart from its historical district, Vicenza is surrounded by beautiful hills and countryside where you can spend time walking, sightseeing, and having delicious meals in the numerous restaurants which serve typical foods and good drinks. Moreover, in Vicenza’s countryside there are splendid villas. This is where many Venetians used to spend their summers, farming their land during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Vicenza is a must-see for people fond of historical works. In addition, there are jazz and classical music concerts, ballets, and theatre performances, mostly during the autumn. It may be that young people feel Vicenza is not a place where they can have fun, but there are also pizzerias and pubs where contemporary music is performed, so they can have a good time there, too. Everyone needs to come to Vicenza to get to know it. They will see and touch the contributions to beauty that it made to the world.

Fly in to a small dirt landing strip in the middle of the Amazon and continue downstream by canoe for several days. Camp on beaches along the way and do side hikes in search of wildlife.

Learn from your local native guides about a rapidly disappearing way of life in tune with the forest rhythms.

• Most enjoyed by: Adventurous travelers with a moderate to very good level of fitness and some previous camping experience.

Exciting and varied activities in addition to getting deep into the rainforest. Hiking, swimming, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, hot spring soaking, tent camp in the middle of the jungle. Traveling by van, raft, foot, small plane, canoe and kayak.

• Most enjoyed by: Travelers with a good level of fitness who seek to stay active and enjoy a variety of types of adventures. Require some flexibility regarding exact schedule of daily activities in the deeper rainforest portion.

Biking and hiking are two activities that Bolivia is perfectly suited for with its varied and rugged landscape and beautiful views. Exciting biking on single track and dirt roads. Hiking in the footsteps of the Incas on a trade route from the eastern Andes into the lowlands. Remote windswept highlands with fantastic views of the snow covered Andes mountains.

• Most enjoyed by: Travelers with a good level of fitness looking to get to know Bolivia by its backroads and trails.

Travel on foot, by van, small plane, kayak and canoe to experience a very special Amazon region and learn about a way of life nearly lost. Meet with native people living a subsistence(存活)lifestyle, enthusiastic to share their stories and traditions as a way to help keep these traditions alive.

• Most enjoyed by: Travelers with a moderate level of fitness who seek an authentic cultural experience and who are flexible regarding exact schedule of daily activities.

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【推荐2】Every year, TIME highlights inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. Here are some select ones that will absolutely blow your kids’ mind.

Coding is a matter of problem-solving and pattern recognition. Sphero Indi teaches both, no screen required. Instead, kids use different-colored cards to move a robotic car from point A to B — green cards increasing its speed, pink cards telling it to turn left, and so on. “We really wanted to bring these abstract concepts into the physical world.” says Jef Wiencrot, one of the product developers.

For children who are upset for some reason, Purrble comes to their rescue. An interactive toy equipped with seven sensors that respond to touch. Purrble’s heartbeat speeds up when it senses somebody’s playing with it. Kids can then comfort their companion with gentle petting, slowing Purrble’s rapid heartbeat to a purr (咕噜声) — calming themselves as well in the process.

The effort to get kids interested in science has just got a helping hand — a cyborg hand, to be precise. Kids build a robotic arm that copies their hand gestures, while they learn about engineering and robotics. Once assembled (组装) and slipped on like a glove, the device passes forces from the user’s fingers to the extended ones of the robotic hand.

The Lego Group, intending to make all Lego bricks from sustainable sources by 2030, spent the past three years testing different recycled PET plastic materials, and finally developed its first recycled PET brick that is nearly identical to the usual brick. The Danish toy company hopes to integrate the recycled blocks into Lego sets in the next 18 to 24 months.